Despair due to incompetence Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Despair due to incompetence . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is HOPELESSNESS.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% HOPELESSNESS Despair due to incompetence (12)
6% OWED Due (4) LA Times Daily Jan 3, 2026
6% NOTABLE Somebody incompetent? (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 1, 2026
6% INEPT Incompetent (5) Puzzler Backwords Dec 24, 2025
6% NOHOPE Total despair (6) Wall Street Journal Dec 15, 2025
6% OWING Due (5) The Telegraph Plusword Dec 4, 2025
5% BAL Amount due, for short (3)
5% TRE Uno and due (3) Premier Sunday Jan 4, 2026
5% UNION Dues collector (5) Newsday Dec 28, 2025
5% ABANDONSHIP Cry of despair from musicians on board? (7,4) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Dec 28, 2025
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